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I'm no stranger to the strange
I've been there and back before
I wrecked a thousand ships before I ever saw the shore
I was lost from the start
Like a a child with no name
If I could speak the native tongue
Then I’d have so much more to say
Ancient architecture haunts me
Cobblestone alleys brought me
To the tavern by the sea the band began to sing
And Isabelle was dancing to an old forgotten tune
As we all waited for the sun to come and take the moon
Out of the corner of my eye
I thought I saw someone I knew
Back from when I was better off
And had much more left to lose
But now that's so far away
Away from where I sit tonight
Without a hand to hold or a familiar face in site
But it’s too late to turn around
I might as well embrace it now
Bartender please another round the band began to sing
And Isabelle she’s twirling dancing holes in her shoes
While the night fought like hell to keep the light from coming through
Now Isabelle is losing steam
And the band starts playing slow
Seems like it’s time to leave
But I had no where to go
I stepped out into the night
Walked around til it was day
Found somewhere to lay my head down and dream it all away
I vowed not to return again
I swore it off but here I am
Back in the tavern by the sea
They were waiting there for me
And Isabelle’s still dancing cause there’s nothing else to do
As we waited for another son to come and take the moon
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I get the feeling lately
That you can't stand me baby
You'd like to me see me go under
The trust we had is broken
I sleep with one eye open
Hopin these nights come to an end
I'll set this house on fire
Pull out and bald a tire
I'll trade this ring in for the highway
I ain't asking you politely
Don't try to call or write me
I never wanna hear from you again
Chorus:
I love to hate you baby but I gotta go
Wish I could say I wish you well
Fire and ice black and white hot and cold
If we wind up in heaven well then send me down below
Send me down below
Hope your in bad condition
Can't blame a girl for wishin
I'd like to see you feelin low babe
I found a man who loves me
He ain't broke and he ain't ugly
And he proposed on Christmas Day
It's strange but now I'm laughin
Strange how it all just happens
I'll get my kicks if it kills me
I burn that midnight oil, put the past into the soil
Hopin that it don't grow back again
Chorus
I'd love to stay and hate you babe
But I must be on my way
Your sorrow pain and misery
Mean everything to me
So don't go chasing dreams and better days
Yours voice it irritates me
Yours manners drive me crazy
I'd rather be dead than with you
I'll drop you like a bad habit
Make out just like a bandit
I'll haunt your dreams until you die
Chorus
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Some do it for the money, and some do it for the love
Some people like Jesus, some people like drugs
Some wanna get by, without hurtin each other
But someone'll Get ya one way or the other
Heads in the clouds, heads in the sand
Some people doubt, some people demand
Every ones right everyone's wrong
Same old world, same old song
Chorus:
I hope I'm not like them
I hope I'm not like them
Don't wanna be but I probably am
I hope I'm not like them
People like power, people like guns
Some people like killin other people for fun
People want violence people want sex
People just wanna know what's on next
It's all just a show, and anything goes
Take what you want forget what you owe
Telephone screens, livin in dreams
Father Time waits while Mother Earth screams
Chorus
Some hold it in, some hide it well
Some people talk a lot, some people never tell
Some walk away, some make amends
Some don't wanna be in the skin their in
Doesn't really matter, it's all just the same
It's all ordinary and it's all insane
Protest signs, fake news lines
Gods children play while Mother Earth dies
Chorus
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Dive Bars & Tip Jars
04:23
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Well I grew up, sittin in front
Of an old tube TV
Watched evil canibal hop over the moon, and saw Bronson kick in teeth
I spent my days à in day dream haze
Of the day I'd be a star
Now all I got is trailer park home
And a beat up old stunt car
I got achy knees, from a bone disease that I got from shooting scenes
I don't heal up like I used too
When I was fearless and 19
I but I still can take a hit like a champ
It's all I've ever known
I laugh it off while on the set
But I holler in pain at home
Chorus:
I'll take the hits that you can’t take
I’ll break the bones that you can’t break
I’ll do the things that you can’t fake cause I can
I’ll lay my life down on the line
So you won’t have to time to time
Even though no one knows who I am
I’m the stunt man
My autograph ain't worth a dime,
But I've been on the silver screen
You're more inclined to recognize Stallone or Steve McQueen
I've hit the ground so many times I got road marks on my face
I'm the best there is at falling down
With fortitude and grace
You could blow me up you could burn me down but I'll still be ok
I'm damn near invincible and I'll always be that way
I'm not your friend I'm not your pal but I'll take the fall for you
If the price is right then I'll be there to do what you can't do
Chorus
I'll always be needed
Long as I'm breathing
Long as there's fear left in Hollywood
It's just thrill of
Danger I love
And I wouldn't change it if I could
So look for my name when credits role and the people leave their seats
I'll be down at the bottom in the no name column with the rest of side show freaks
And the next time when the hero falls
Know that it's me not them
And while they ride out into the sunset
I'll be lying in a hospital bed
Chorus
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6. |
It Breaks My Heart
02:56
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It breaks my heart
To love you baby
It breaks my heart to see you go
You take the light out of day
When you walk away
And leave me all alone
It breaks my heart
To see you cryin
It breaks heart
When your blue
I would give you the bed and take the floor instead if you said you want me too
It breaks my heart
When you go out
It breaks my heart when you come back home
your lip sticks smudged
you got your hair undone
And you smell just like cologne
I bet you think your slick
But I know all your tricks
And I'm tired of playin along
But crave your affection
Like a morphine I injection
Baby don't do u do me wrong, it breaks my heart
Id rob the biggest ring in the pawn shop honey
If I thought it'd make you mine
But what you've done it ain't human
Your a snake of a woman
And you ain't gettin me this time
Well it breaks my heart, to write this letter
It breaks my heart to do this to you
Maybe now you'll see how much you meant to me, now that I'm strung up in your living room
It breaks my heart, to leave you baby
It breaks my heart, to see you all alone
So long farewell maybe I'll see you in hell
But I sure hope that I don't, it's breaks my heart!
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If I could see you tonight
I'd tie my tie on just right
And I'd ask you where you've been
For all my life, if I could see you tonight
If could take you there with me
We'd go wherever that may be
Somewhere off in the distance, far as the eye can see
if I could take you there with me
(Chorus)
Someday the mysteries of life will unfold before our eyes
But until we'll just have to wait
Like strangers at the station
With the same destination
Lookin for a little love along the way
The weather man was wrong today
The clouds have up and gone away
If I asked you to join me for a walk what would you say
The weather man was wrong today
Sometimes it's all plain to
But still there is no guarantee
The chances that you take
Are these things come to be
Sometimes it's all plain to see
(Chorus)
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Goners Shoes
03:13
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She can dance all night
She can make you blue
She can do what's right
But she don't want to
She'll keep you up
All night long
When it's time to go
She's already gone
Chorus:
And I'm standin, on the corner of nowhere
Looking like no body, with nothin left to lose
I don't mind waiting, but the the light is changing
And I've been walking so long
In this goners shoes
She can play your heart
Til it's out of tune
She'll swear that its love
But that don't make it true
And when you lose the fight
Shes no where to be seen
But when the jack pot strikes
Shes back on the scene
Chorus
She can dance all night
She can make you blue
She can do what what's right
But she don't want to
Chorus
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Tell me somethin Mr. Nothin
How did things end up so bad
How did you manage to lose every good thing that you had
Maybe god just doesn't like you
Maybe you've just bad luck
Or maybe you just never gave a fuck
Well the tight ropes gettin tighter and the sharks they swim beneath
But even they don't want you, even they can plainly see
That your sickness is infectious, your a walking cliche
Your the part that gets thrown away
Chorus:
So get out of town, go far away
Leave it all behind, change your name
Mr.nothin, your really somethin
And somethin tells me that you'll never change
Mr nothin do you dream havin somethin good someday
Or do you just close your eyes and lay in bed all night awake
Happiness is overrated or at least that's what you say
But I hope that you find it someday
It was your birthday, no one knew
Happy birthday to you, mr. Blue
Congratulations to you now your one year closer to the end
The towns throwin a party, along with all your so called friends
So you dressed for the occasion but you weren't on the list
Mr. Nothin nothin, you barely exist
Chorus
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10. |
I Don't Mind
04:41
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I take my time, Where ever I go
Cuz time goes by
so fast so I Take it slow
I've got some ways, that I can't change
And if I could I don't think I would
Cuz it just wouldn't, be the same
And all of my dreams, Got caught in between
The life that I wanted, and the life I lead
Chorus:
But I don't mind, no I don't mind
I'm just a little down on my luck
But that's alright
I don't need anything from you
I'll get by like I always do
Don't you worry about me baby I'll fine
I don't mind
I got wood to burn, I got bread to eat
I know it don't sound like much
But sometimes that's all ya need
And when the flame gets low
We'll pass the bottle around
When your eyes start to close
There's nothin like the good old ground
And now I see, what they tried tellin me
All those years ago, nothing's for free
Chorus
And all of my dreams, Got caught in between
The life that I wanted, and the life I lead
Chorus
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Rocky Bottom Nashville, Tennessee
Rocky Bottom is not your typical folkster and not your typical punk rock’n roller. He doesn’t try to favor either side, but embraces being in between. From playing festivals across the country to the dive bars in its crevices, he’s no stranger to the road. With his last LP “American Man” under his belt (“Shines with authenticity”- Pop Matters), “Mr. Nothing” is set to be his first full band effort ... more
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